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From Thursday through Saturday of last week, the San Jose Sharks took major steps toward shaping their future. First of all, there was the NHL Draft; for a look at that, see Shark-Infested Blogger .
But there was significant free-agent news, as well. (For a look at play-by-play announcer Randy Hahn's insights on that topic, see my interview with him.) Unrestricted free agents Patrick Marleau, Niklas Wallin, and Scotty Nichol were re-signed, as was restricted free agent Joe Pavelski; let us examine each contract...
Starting with the face of the franchise, Patrick Marleau, I predicted he and the team would get a deal done with a hometown discount of $6.5 million. According to HockeyBuzz.com , it was four years at $6.9 million per year.
This clearly represents a hometown discount giv ...